International

Special Desk Ghost soldiers were made to fight against Taliban in Afghanistan in August, when Taliban took over the country. Well the revelation comes from Afghanistan’s ex-finance minister who told so to a new agency. The former minister blamed the government’s fall on corrupt officials who invented “ghost soldiers” and …

Special Desk Stalled tourism may get boost and families staying apart may meet freely as the US reopened its borders on Monday for all those having had their complete covid vaccination. Thus borders opening for foreign visitors, ends a 20-month entry ban. The ban was imposed when Donald Trump was …

Dr. Seema Javed New analysis in The Paris Effect – COP26 edition, from global sustainability consultancy SYSTEMIQ, shows there is no longer a meaningful case for investing in new carbon-heavy infrastructure, with all major sectors well capable of developing cost-competitive green solutions by 2030. For any high-carbon infrastructure built today, …

Special Desk As the news comes in at least 20 people have been killed and another 16 injured severely in an attack on a military hospital in Kabul, the Afghan capital. Officials of the Ministry of Public Health said number of injured may go up swiftly as rescue operations are …

Special Desk Since pandemic stalled everything in the world, for the first time the G20 leaders are meeting face-to-face in Italy. Barring China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin who are not in Rome for the summit, choosing to appear via video link instead the other top leaders are meeting. …

Special Desk  Considering responsibility of dog has to be owned jointly and both of the separated couple are co-caretakers, a court in Spain has granted joint custody of a dog to a separated couple. The couple had filed law suit to decide who the pet names Panda should live with. …

Dr. Seema Javed Government challenged to prevent loss of Torres Strait Islands by First Nations Leaders in lawsuit modelled on world’s most successful climate test case. First Nations leaders from the remote islands of Boigu and Saibai in Gudamalulgal in Zenadth Kes (the Torres Strait) are taking the Australian Federal …

Special Desk Australis has promised a ‘net zero’ carbon emission by 2050 and not by 2030. The target has been promised by the prime minister. PM Scott Morrison made the pledge after bargaining with resistant MPs within his government. The PM said Australia had a plan to lower emissions, but …

Special Desk  This might interest Indian schoolgoing children too.  China has passed an education law aiming to relax little students from the pressures of excessive homework. As per the reports parents have been asked to ensure their children have reasonable time for rest and exercise, and do not spend too much …

Special Desk Suspecting a surge of covid infection again, China has now begun testing of its over 11 million people. This is a year after it reportedly contained the deadly virus. Coronavirus first emerged in China in 2019 and spiralled into a pandemic across world. The country claimed it has …